Historical Figures in Mathematics
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Which mathematician is known for introducing the plus sign (+)?

  • Claudius Ptolemy
  • Rene Descartes
  • Nicole Oresme (correct)
  • Euclid
  • Which mathematician is known for their theorem on the diagonals of a cyclical quadrilateral?

  • Claudius Ptolemy (correct)
  • Christoff Rudolf
  • John Wallis
  • Euclid
  • Who is credited with introducing the radical sign in mathematics?

  • Christoff Rudolf (correct)
  • Al-Khwarizmi
  • Leonardo Fibonacci
  • Rene Descartes
  • Which mathematician is known for their work in analytic geometry and the modern symbols in radical with vinculum?

    <p>Rene Descartes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known for their Fibonacci sequence, a famous number sequence?

    <p>Leonardo Fibonacci</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician is known for their contributions to the field of Algebra, especially the law of exponents?

    <p>Al-Khwarizmi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician is known for introducing the Leibniz rule and the modern symbol for integration?

    <p>Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician is known for his special rule for limits that states the limit of $f(x)/g(x)$ as $x$ approaches a certain value is equal to the quotient of the value substituted on the partial derivative of $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ provided that $f(x)/g(x)$ is indeterminate?

    <p>Guillaume de L'Hospital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician is known for introducing the Fano plane, a projective plane having 7 points and 7 lines?

    <p>Gino Fano</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician is known for his Euler's number (e) and modern symbols for differentiation?

    <p>Leonhard Euler</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician is known for devising the three planetary laws and concluding that the orbit of the planets are elliptical?

    <p>Johannes Kepler</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician is known for his Hilbert's problem that composes of difficult math problems that cannot be solved?

    <p>David Hilbert</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known as the Father of Algebra?

    <p>Diophantus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician proved that the triangle inscribed in a semicircle is a right triangle?

    <p>Thales of Miletus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who introduced numerology and the concept of horoscope according to numbers?

    <p>Pythagoras</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician attempted to find the value of pi?

    <p>Archimedes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who devised the trigonometric tables using the chords of the circle?

    <p>Hipparchus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician is famous for calculating Earth's circumference through shadows?

    <p>Eratosthenes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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